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                    [ArticleID] => 1340964
                    [Title] => DOLE probes ‘discount’ maids in Singapore malls
                    [Summary] => 

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is looking into reports that Filipino household service workers (HSWs) are being put on display and offered as “commodities at discounted prices” at malls in Singapore, an official said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1339581 [Title] => Alternative employment offered for Pinay maids abroad [Summary] =>

Filipina domestic helpers abroad were urged yesterday to consider other employment opportunities.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1338352 [Title] => Only 2 of 900 Pinoys in Iraq ask for repatriation [Summary] =>

Only two out of about 900 Filipinos have chosen to leave war-torn Iraq and return to the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140624/iraq-GEN9.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1304789 [Title] => Over 26,000 illegal Pinoys return from Sabah [Summary] =>

Over 26,000 Filipino migrants have returned home from Sabah since the Malaysian government’s crackdown on illegal workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1161801 [Title] => Recruiters stop deployment of maids to Singapore [Summary] =>

A group of local recruiters has declared a moratorium on the deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to Singapore.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 996091 [Title] => Recruiters suspend deployment of Pinoy workers to Singapore [Summary] =>

A group of local recruitment agencies has declared a self-imposed moratorium on the deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to Singapore starting Sept. 2.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 954836 [Title] => POEA warns recruiters vs illegal placement fees [Summary] =>

With the opening of more markets for household service workers (HSWs), the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) warned recruitment agencies anew against the illegal collection of placement fees.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 952144 [Title] => Hong Kong-bound maids to undergo personality development [Summary] =>

Who says only aspiring beauty queens need training on social graces?

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img29/4060/gen1new.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 917855 [Title] => Deployment of household workers to HK starts to drop [Summary] =>

The Society of Hong Kong Accredited Recruiters of the Philippines (SHARP) said yesterday that the moratorium it imposed on the deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to the former British colony is now gaining momentum.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 887645 [Title] => Pinoy maids in Singapore to get pay hike – DOLE [Summary] =>

Filipino household service workers (HSWs) in Singapore will soon enjoy a pay hike, the Department of Labor and Employment said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img11/142/gen3thumb.jpg ) ) )
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